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dancing

Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/

The English word “dancing” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
  2. A dance club in France.

Etymology

From dance + -ing. The sense "dance club" is from French dancing, a pseudo-anglicism derived from English dance + -ing.

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